Folding ironing table



June V10, 1930. I 'J P, DQRAU 1,762,962

v FOLDING IRONING TABLE Filed Aug 22, 192'? INVENTOR.

B FM M QWMJZ ATTORNE 5.

Patented June 10, 1930 meme-2 JOHN r. IDORA'U, or noerooiy, Wiscons nFOLDIN momma TABLE Application filed August 22,1927. Serial No. 214,630.

' This invention relates'to improvements in folding ironing tables.

. It is one of the objectsof thepresent invention to provide an ironingtable which may be easily and quickly folded to a-closed position, inwhich position the table is compact for storing.

A further object of the invention is to.

provide a folding ironing table'having a foot latch operable to unlockthe table legs for folding.

A further object of the invention'is to provide a folding ironing tablein which the supporting legs may be securely lockedin open position, sothat they cannot accidentally close or provide anunsteady support.

A further object of the invention is to'provide a folding ironing tableequipped .withthreelegs all operatively connected together 2 so that amovement of one leg willtendto move the others also. A further object ofthe invention is to provide a. folding ironing table; having braces.

adapted to engage some of the legs open position, causing a divergenceof the same to provide a steady support. v i A further object of theinvention is-to:p'ro-, vide a folding ironing table which is of simpleconstruction is strong and durable, 1s inexpensive to manufacture, andis well adapted for thepurpose described.

With the aboveand other objects in view the invention consists of theimproved folding ironing table and its parts 31110100111131- nations asset forth in the claims, and all equivalents thereof.

In the accompanying drawing 1n whlch the same reference charactersindicate the same parts in all of the views: I Fig. 1 is a side view ofthe lroning table in open position;

Fig. 2 is an inverted plan view thereof with the parts in foldedposition;

V Fig. 3 is an end view of the table in open position; and V Fig. 4 isan end view of a modified form of ironing table.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, it will appear that thenumeral 8 F indicates the ironing board or table proper,

which may be of any suitable shape, butis preferably, of rectangularform, except the} front portion 8 which is tapered.- A U- bracket 9' issecured to the under-surface ofthe board medially of its ends and.another bracket 10 is secured to the unders'urface of 7 one end portionof the board; I Pivotally secured to the end portions of the bracket 10are a pairof downwardly diverging legs 11., The bracket 10 isformedzwith' an intermediate U-portion 10 and pivotally secured to saidportionis a small U-bracket" 12 to one side of which the upperend'portions' of a pair of divergingbraces 13 are secured: The lower endportions of said braces are secured. to the lower endgportions of thelegs 11, as clearly shown in Fig. '3. A long leg 14 has its upper endpivotally secured within the U-portion 10 A of the bracket .10 andsaidleg is slightly portion- I flexible and extends toward the end 8 of Ithe board 8.1 I I The upper end portions offa pair of downwardly andoutwardly diverging braces '15 are pivotallysecured to the end portionsof the bracket '9 and theupper'end portions of said braces are outangularly, as at 15', to bear against the undersurface ofthe board" 8when the table is unfolded. -Each of said braces '15 has pivotallysecuredto an intermediate portion one end portion of'a-lin'k16.

The other end portions ofsaid- 1inks are pivotally securedto. lowerportionsof the-1 legs '11. 3 7

{As a connecti'on betweenthe leg-14 and the braces 15a V-shapedl'ocking'member 17 V is provided and the freefend portions of the samehave a hooked engagement With-staples 18 depending from outer endportions of the braces 15. Themid-portion of said membe 17 is looped, asat 19, with" a lower crossbar 20. The outer end portionjof-the leg 14 isextended through said looped portion 19'a'nd is slidable with respectthereto and -is formed with anotch 21 for releasable-locking engagementwith thez'c ross'bar 205 j a The lower'end' portions of thebraces 1 3are provided with notches-22 which engage the outer end portions of thebraces 15 when thetable is in open position. Also, the elongated Ibraces when the parts are being unfolded,

exerting an outward pressure on the same,

and being limited by pins 24.

When the table is folded' the parts are as 7 shown in Fig. 2, lyinglength-wise against the undersurface of the board 8. To unfold thetable, the legs 11 are moved away from the board and the braces 13 willmove there- 'with. Also, the elongated leg 14 is moved away from theboard and when the transverse member 23 engages the braces 15 it willexert a pressure thereon to force the lower end portions of said bracesinto the notches 22 of thebraces 13. In this manner the legs 11 andbraces 13 are held very firmly. under pressure in a diverged position.While the leg 14 is being moved outwardly, it moves through the loopedportion 19 of the locking member 17 and to lock the leg 14 and all ofthe parts in open position the leg 14 is moved until the notch 21 isadjacent the bar 20 of the member 17 and then said leg may be flexed atrifle to snap the bar into said notch. In this way all of the parts areheld rigidly and under tension in open position. As the ends of themember 17 are connected to the braces 15, the sameare held in their openpositions in engagement with the notched portions of the braces 13. Infolding or closing the ironing table it is only necessary to press onthe upper part of the looped portion of the locking member to disengageit from the notch 21 and then all of the-legs and braces may be foldedagainst the board.

In Fig. 4 a slightly modified form of ironing board is shown wherein oneend portion of the board is provided with a pair of brackets 25 spacedfrom the undersurface of the board by a block 26. The braces 13 arepivotally secured to the inner ends of the brackets 25 and between thesame the upper end portion of the leg 14 is pivotally mounted. The legs11 are pivotally connected to the outer end portions of the brackets 25.The end portions of a flexible member or chain 27 are connected tointermediate portions of the braces 15 and an intermediate ortion ofsaid chain is secured to the leg 14. S aid chain permits folding of theparts as well as causing a unity of movement between the leg l4andbraces 15 and when the parts are unfolded, as in Fig. .4, the chain isstretched taut:

board near one end portion thereof and movable away from the board toextended diverged positions, a pair of brace members pivotally connectedat one pair of ends to the bottom portion of the board medially of itsends, the other ends of said brace members being free, said bracemembers and said third leg crossing each other medially of their lengthswhen moved away from the board, the outer end portions of said bracesreleasably bearing against the inner sides of said pair of legs andexerting a lateral pressure thereon, links pivotally connected with saidbraces and said pair of legs, means connected with the links andreleasably engageable with the third leg to hold it in open position andslidable thereon, and means carried by the third leg and engageable withsaid brace members to hold the same in open position. a

- 2. An ironing table, comprising a board member, a pair of short legs,an elongated third leg, a pair of leg braces connected at one pair ofend portions with said pair of legs, all of said legs and said legbraces being pivotally connected to the bottom portion of the board nearone end portion thereof, the third leg and the pair of legs beingmovable away from the board to extended diverged positions, a pair ofboard brace members pivotally connected to the bottom portion of theboard medially of its ends, said board brace members and said third legcrossing each other medially of their lengths when moved away from theboard, the outer end portions of said board brace members terminatingadjacent the inner surfaces of the pair of legs and releasably bearingthereagainst, a yielding locking member non-slidably connected with theboard brace members and releasably and slidably engageable with thethird leg to hold it in open position, and a transverse member carriedby said third leg and engageable with said board brace members to holdthe same in open position.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature.

JOHN P. DORAU.

